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iMac G3 start issues
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I am going crazy trying to get this iMac up and running! Hopefully, someone can help. I got a iMac, G3, 233mHz, tray loading machine. I replaced the hard drive with a 120GB Western Digital drive and replaced the battery.
I followed all the proceedures including: zapping the P-RAM (multiple times), initialized the drive (7.5GB first partition), went into the firmware and reset the nvram, reset the CUDA switch.
I was able to load OS 9.2.1 successfully. I chose the proper start up disk, and restarted. All I got was the flashing ? and the OS icon. The system folder is blessed. So I put the OS cd in waited until the icon stopped blinking, ejected the cd. The screen went gray, then another flashing disk came up. If I hold down the power button for a few seconds, the happy mac comes up, and it starts. Why is it doing this, and what can I do to rectify the situation. I am giving this machine to my uncle and his family that I have convinced to "switch". Please help. Thanks! 
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Join Date: Jan 2001
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Have you tried starting up holding down the option key?
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Originally Posted by Will C
Have you tried starting up holding down the option key?
Yes and it still doesn't do anything. Just the flashing ?.
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Oh sorry, I have had a similar experience and I was able to boot up that way and then reselect the startup disk while booted from the HD - don't know why it worked for me and I'm not sure what else to suggest.
Are you able to run disk utitlity from the CD? - does it report any problems?
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I am able to, do you think it could be a jumper issue?
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Possibly - I am not exactly sure what you should set it to but I would try master first then cable select. I know that model has 2 IDE busses unlike the later models....
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Make sure you've installed the OS 9 drivers on your hard drive.
This can be done via drive setup, have a look in the menu's.
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Thanks to all that helped, I got it up and running last night! It was the jumper on the back of the drive causing the issue.
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Great!
What did you set it to?
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My experience with these machines is to take all jumpers off of the hard drive- then they will start up from a blessed folder on the drive. Make sure that you have installed the OS on the first 8GB- you will need to partition the drive to do this. It may start up now but information "moves" around on a drive. If any of the OS gets beyond the first 8GB, you will be getting a call from your uncle wondering why it won't start up.
Val
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